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Prison Architect Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Positive Now
89%59,914 reviews on Steam
30-Day Trend
no change+56 reviews since 21 Oct 2026
Last 12 Months
32%−53 pts on 85% since launch
Reviews Last Month
332October 2026, −16% on the 12-month average
Including Off-Topic
84%63,297 reviews, review bombs counted
Reviews And Players By Month| Month | Positive | Negative | Average players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 27 | 17 | 706 |
| October 2026 | 123 | 209 | 766 |
| September 2026 | 147 | 2,825 | 852 |
| August 2026 | 116 | 32 | 852 |
| July 2026 | 152 | 28 | 900 |
| June 2026 | 127 | 23 | 746 |
| May 2026 | 166 | 32 | 844 |
| April 2026 | 108 | 21 | 724 |
| March 2026 | 114 | 27 | 781 |
| February 2026 | 148 | 26 | 933 |
| January 2026 | 158 | 34 | 851 |
| December 2025 | 154 | 23 | 815 |
| November 2025 | 104 | 38 | 752 |
| October 2025 | 121 | 24 | 760 |
| September 2025 | 108 | 25 | 791 |
| August 2025 | 152 | 28 | 958 |
| July 2025 | 187 | 23 | 960 |
| June 2025 | 137 | 21 | 879 |
| May 2025 | 134 | 37 | 872 |
| April 2025 | 156 | 20 | 888 |
| March 2025 | 225 | 86 | 968 |
| February 2025 | 155 | 94 | 945 |
| January 2025 | 243 | 31 | 1,188 |
| December 2024 | 302 | 68 | 1,244 |
| November 2024 | 248 | 38 | 1,158 |
| October 2024 | 143 | 38 | 933 |
| September 2024 | 154 | 20 | 960 |
| August 2024 | 208 | 55 | 1,147 |
| July 2024 | 518 | 123 | 2,150 |
| June 2024 | 209 | 52 | 1,232 |
| May 2024 | 225 | 47 | 1,081 |
| April 2024 | 185 | 24 | 908 |
| March 2024 | 185 | 44 | 944 |
| February 2024 | 164 | 39 | 1,104 |
| January 2024 | 395 | 106 | 1,527 |
| December 2023 | 204 | 46 | 985 |
| November 2023 | 268 | 44 | 964 |
| October 2023 | 159 | 41 | 950 |
| September 2023 | 138 | 32 | 895 |
| August 2023 | 221 | 44 | 1,076 |
| July 2023 | 474 | 133 | 1,821 |
| June 2023 | 205 | 36 | 984 |
| May 2023 | 228 | 56 | 1,029 |
| April 2023 | 189 | 51 | 883 |
| March 2023 | 234 | 36 | 935 |
| February 2023 | 253 | 51 | 1,172 |
| January 2023 | 279 | 46 | 1,171 |
| December 2022 | 277 | 34 | 1,118 |
| November 2022 | 354 | 50 | 1,119 |
| October 2022 | 298 | 84 | 1,344 |
| September 2022 | 250 | 42 | 1,323 |
| August 2022 | 272 | 34 | 1,160 |
| July 2022 | 339 | 45 | 1,544 |
| June 2022 | 367 | 77 | 1,691 |
| May 2022 | 330 | 50 | 1,329 |
| April 2022 | 277 | 35 | 1,269 |
| March 2022 | 312 | 50 | 1,310 |
| February 2022 | 350 | 55 | 1,532 |
| January 2022 | 418 | 86 | 1,319 |
| December 2021 | 412 | 54 | 1,176 |
| November 2021 | 362 | 53 | 1,134 |
| October 2021 | 412 | 65 | 1,376 |
| September 2021 | 305 | 44 | 1,105 |
| August 2021 | 361 | 60 | 1,400 |
| July 2021 | 529 | 87 | 1,725 |
| June 2021 | 685 | 95 | 2,021 |
| May 2021 | 490 | 85 | 1,533 |
| April 2021 | 321 | 32 | 1,154 |
| March 2021 | 450 | 77 | 1,570 |
| February 2021 | 841 | 116 | 2,717 |
| January 2021 | 813 | 103 | 2,204 |
| December 2020 | 573 | 44 | 1,369 |
| November 2020 | 554 | 57 | 1,386 |
| October 2020 | 827 | 88 | 2,199 |
| September 2020 | 300 | 40 | 1,033 |
| August 2020 | 399 | 64 | 1,379 |
| July 2020 | 906 | 151 | 2,298 |
| June 2020 | 955 | 112 | 2,337 |
| May 2020 | 1,060 | 113 | 2,468 |
| April 2020 | 909 | 117 | 2,121 |
| March 2020 | 549 | 41 | 1,410 |
| February 2020 | 504 | 44 | 1,303 |
| January 2020 | 728 | 48 | 1,505 |
| December 2019 | 1,269 | 82 | 2,267 |
| November 2019 | 1,849 | 195 | 2,154 |
| October 2019 | 273 | 177 | 1,574 |
| September 2019 | 180 | 242 | 1,210 |
| August 2019 | 112 | 24 | 1,277 |
| July 2019 | 955 | 48 | 1,673 |
| June 2019 | 775 | 60 | 1,285 |
| May 2019 | 147 | 18 | 1,149 |
| April 2019 | 244 | 61 | 1,702 |
| March 2019 | 126 | 16 | 1,265 |
| February 2019 | 154 | 32 | 1,574 |
| January 2019 | 192 | 33 | 1,538 |
| December 2018 | 300 | 37 | 1,615 |
| November 2018 | 691 | 47 | 1,583 |
| October 2018 | 151 | 23 | 1,353 |
| September 2018 | 336 | 48 | 2,212 |
| August 2018 | 158 | 9 | 1,469 |
| July 2018 | 239 | 25 | 1,877 |
| June 2018 | 367 | 21 | 1,430 |
| May 2018 | 128 | 17 | 1,141 |
| April 2018 | 125 | 19 | 1,146 |
| March 2018 | 156 | 14 | 1,144 |
| February 2018 | 141 | 15 | 1,124 |
| January 2018 | 281 | 38 | 1,694 |
| December 2017 | 448 | 50 | 2,001 |
| November 2017 | 665 | 44 | 1,463 |
| October 2017 | 200 | 36 | 1,384 |
| September 2017 | 153 | 16 | 1,364 |
| August 2017 | 242 | 26 | 1,794 |
| July 2017 | 445 | 49 | 2,449 |
| June 2017 | 407 | 53 | 1,908 |
| May 2017 | 183 | 18 | 1,337 |
| April 2017 | 177 | 16 | 1,380 |
| March 2017 | 213 | 21 | 1,360 |
| February 2017 | 270 | 18 | 1,453 |
| January 2017 | 418 | 41 | 2,008 |
| December 2016 | 473 | 38 | 1,879 |
| November 2016 | 1,376 | 46 | 1,644 |
| October 2016 | 266 | 13 | 2,245 |
| September 2016 | 490 | 62 | 2,862 |
| August 2016 | 418 | 34 | 2,256 |
| July 2016 | 620 | 55 | 3,962 |
| June 2016 | 501 | 46 | 3,281 |
| May 2016 | 200 | 20 | 1,626 |
| April 2016 | 184 | 19 | 1,323 |
| March 2016 | 265 | 23 | 1,560 |
| February 2016 | 318 | 13 | 1,791 |
| January 2016 | 458 | 41 | 2,085 |
| December 2015 | 436 | 28 | 1,895 |
| November 2015 | 381 | 20 | 2,106 |
| October 2015 | 1,759 | 81 | 5,154 |
| September 2015 | 228 | 21 | 1,188 |
| August 2015 | 290 | 12 | 1,698 |
| July 2015 | 373 | 25 | 1,763 |
| June 2015 | 834 | 58 | 2,672 |
| May 2015 | 426 | 36 | 1,539 |
| April 2015 | 221 | 14 | 1,222 |
| March 2015 | 285 | 16 | 1,271 |
| February 2015 | 686 | 36 | 2,386 |
| January 2015 | 600 | 42 | 2,171 |
| December 2014 | 860 | 42 | 2,689 |
| November 2014 | 298 | 21 | 1,058 |
| October 2014 | 287 | 13 | 1,311 |
| September 2014 | 175 | 10 | 1,549 |
| August 2014 | 141 | 5 | 941 |
| July 2014 | 262 | 11 | 900 |
| June 2014 | 794 | 42 | 1,484 |
| May 2014 | 439 | 29 | 1,908 |
| April 2014 | 251 | 10 | 1,094 |
| March 2014 | 132 | 12 | 546 |
| February 2014 | 163 | 14 | 703 |
| January 2014 | 316 | 12 | 876 |
| December 2013 | 407 | 13 | 949 |
| November 2013 | 176 | 7 | 724 |
| October 2013 | 45 | 1 | 478 |
| September 2013 | 56 | 2 | 728 |
| August 2013 | 54 | 0 | 799 |
| July 2013 | 103 | 0 | 905 |
| June 2013 | 56 | 1 | 743 |
| May 2013 | 18 | 0 | 352 |
| April 2013 | 17 | 0 | 197 |
| March 2013 | 5 | 2 | 283 |
Reviews Per DayReview SentimentGetting worse. 11% of reviews from August to October 2026 were positive, down from 83% in the 12 months before.3,452 reviews against 1,941
Review ScoreSteady at 89% positive since 21 Oct 2026+56 reviews, 59,914 in all
| From | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | 89% | 59,914 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | 89% | 59,903 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | 89% | 59,895 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 89% | 59,858 |
Steam’s review score each time our store check saw it change, since 21 Oct 2026. How we count
Notable Months| Notable | Month | Reviews | Positive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busiest month | September 2026 | 2,972 | 5% |
| Most positive | July 2013 | 103 | 100% |
| Least positive | September 2026 | 2,972 | 5% |
Best and worst counts months with at least 50 reviews.
Positive and negative reviews a day. Read from Steam .
No review bombs in the last 90 days.
Days a game got far more negative Steam reviews than usual, mostly negative ones: what players call a review bomb.
Source: Steam store, store.steampowered.com/appreviewhistogram. Full methodology
| Month | Last 3 months | That month | Reviews | All so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 9% | 61% | 44 | 85% |
| October 2026 | 11% | 37% | 332 | 85% |
| September 2026 | 13% | 5% | 2,972 | 85% |
| August 2026 | 83% | 78% | 148 | 89% |
| July 2026 | 84% | 84% | 180 | 89% |
| June 2026 | 84% | 85% | 150 | 89% |
| May 2026 | 83% | 84% | 198 | 89% |
| April 2026 | 83% | 84% | 129 | 89% |
| March 2026 | 83% | 81% | 141 | 89% |
| February 2026 | 85% | 85% | 174 | 89% |
| January 2026 | 81% | 82% | 192 | 89% |
| December 2025 | 82% | 87% | 177 | 89% |
| November 2025 | 79% | 73% | 142 | 89% |
| October 2025 | 83% | 83% | 145 | 89% |
| September 2025 | 85% | 81% | 133 | 89% |
| August 2025 | 87% | 84% | 180 | 89% |
| July 2025 | 85% | 89% | 210 | 89% |
| June 2025 | 85% | 87% | 158 | 89% |
| May 2025 | 78% | 78% | 171 | 89% |
| April 2025 | 73% | 89% | 176 | 89% |
| March 2025 | 75% | 72% | 311 | 89% |
| February 2025 | 78% | 62% | 249 | 89% |
| January 2025 | 85% | 89% | 274 | 89% |
| December 2024 | 83% | 82% | 370 | 89% |
| November 2024 | 85% | 87% | 286 | 89% |
| October 2024 | 82% | 79% | 181 | 89% |
| September 2024 | 82% | 89% | 174 | 89% |
| August 2024 | 80% | 79% | 263 | 89% |
| July 2024 | 81% | 81% | 641 | 90% |
| June 2024 | 83% | 80% | 261 | 90% |
| May 2024 | 84% | 83% | 272 | 90% |
| April 2024 | 83% | 89% | 209 | 90% |
| March 2024 | 80% | 81% | 229 | 90% |
| February 2024 | 80% | 81% | 203 | 90% |
| January 2024 | 82% | 79% | 501 | 90% |
| December 2023 | 83% | 82% | 250 | 90% |
| November 2023 | 83% | 86% | 312 | 90% |
| October 2023 | 82% | 80% | 200 | 90% |
| September 2023 | 80% | 81% | 170 | 90% |
| August 2023 | 81% | 83% | 265 | 90% |
| July 2023 | 80% | 78% | 607 | 90% |
| June 2023 | 81% | 85% | 241 | 90% |
| May 2023 | 82% | 80% | 284 | 90% |
| April 2023 | 83% | 79% | 240 | 90% |
| March 2023 | 85% | 87% | 270 | 90% |
| February 2023 | 86% | 83% | 304 | 90% |
| January 2023 | 88% | 86% | 325 | 90% |
| December 2022 | 85% | 89% | 311 | 90% |
| November 2022 | 84% | 88% | 404 | 90% |
| October 2022 | 84% | 78% | 382 | 90% |
| September 2022 | 88% | 86% | 292 | 90% |
| August 2022 | 86% | 89% | 306 | 91% |
| July 2022 | 86% | 88% | 384 | 91% |
| June 2022 | 86% | 83% | 444 | 91% |
| May 2022 | 87% | 87% | 380 | 91% |
| April 2022 | 87% | 89% | 312 | 91% |
| March 2022 | 85% | 86% | 362 | 91% |
| February 2022 | 86% | 86% | 405 | 91% |
| January 2022 | 86% | 83% | 504 | 91% |
| December 2021 | 87% | 88% | 466 | 91% |
| November 2021 | 87% | 87% | 415 | 91% |
| October 2021 | 86% | 86% | 477 | 91% |
| September 2021 | 86% | 87% | 349 | 91% |
| August 2021 | 87% | 86% | 421 | 91% |
| July 2021 | 86% | 86% | 616 | 91% |
| June 2021 | 88% | 88% | 780 | 91% |
| May 2021 | 87% | 85% | 575 | 91% |
| April 2021 | 88% | 91% | 353 | 91% |
| March 2021 | 88% | 85% | 527 | 91% |
| February 2021 | 89% | 88% | 957 | 91% |
| January 2021 | 90% | 89% | 916 | 91% |
| December 2020 | 91% | 93% | 617 | 91% |
| November 2020 | 90% | 91% | 611 | 91% |
| October 2020 | 89% | 90% | 915 | 91% |
| September 2020 | 86% | 88% | 340 | 91% |
| August 2020 | 87% | 86% | 463 | 91% |
| July 2020 | 89% | 86% | 1,057 | 91% |
| June 2020 | 90% | 90% | 1,067 | 92% |
| May 2020 | 90% | 90% | 1,173 | 92% |
| April 2020 | 91% | 89% | 1,026 | 92% |
| March 2020 | 93% | 93% | 590 | 92% |
| February 2020 | 93% | 92% | 548 | 92% |
| January 2020 | 92% | 94% | 776 | 92% |
| December 2019 | 88% | 94% | 1,351 | 92% |
| November 2019 | 79% | 90% | 2,044 | 92% |
| October 2019 | 56% | 61% | 450 | 92% |
| September 2019 | 80% | 43% | 422 | 92% |
| August 2019 | 93% | 82% | 136 | 93% |
| July 2019 | 94% | 95% | 1,003 | 93% |
| June 2019 | 89% | 93% | 835 | 93% |
| May 2019 | 84% | 89% | 165 | 93% |
| April 2019 | 83% | 80% | 305 | 93% |
| March 2019 | 85% | 89% | 142 | 93% |
| February 2019 | 86% | 83% | 186 | 93% |
| January 2019 | 91% | 85% | 225 | 93% |
| December 2018 | 91% | 89% | 337 | 93% |
| November 2018 | 91% | 94% | 738 | 93% |
| October 2018 | 89% | 87% | 174 | 93% |
| September 2018 | 90% | 88% | 384 | 93% |
| August 2018 | 93% | 95% | 167 | 93% |
| July 2018 | 92% | 91% | 264 | 93% |
| June 2018 | 92% | 95% | 388 | 93% |
| May 2018 | 89% | 88% | 145 | 93% |
| April 2018 | 90% | 87% | 144 | 93% |
| March 2018 | 90% | 92% | 170 | 93% |
| February 2018 | 89% | 90% | 156 | 93% |
| January 2018 | 91% | 88% | 319 | 94% |
| December 2017 | 91% | 90% | 498 | 94% |
| November 2017 | 91% | 94% | 709 | 94% |
| October 2017 | 88% | 85% | 236 | 94% |
| September 2017 | 90% | 91% | 169 | 94% |
| August 2017 | 90% | 90% | 268 | 94% |
| July 2017 | 90% | 90% | 494 | 94% |
| June 2017 | 90% | 88% | 460 | 94% |
| May 2017 | 91% | 91% | 201 | 94% |
| April 2017 | 92% | 92% | 193 | 94% |
| March 2017 | 92% | 91% | 234 | 94% |
| February 2017 | 92% | 94% | 288 | 94% |
| January 2017 | 95% | 91% | 459 | 94% |
| December 2016 | 96% | 93% | 511 | 94% |
| November 2016 | 95% | 97% | 1,422 | 94% |
| October 2016 | 92% | 95% | 279 | 94% |
| September 2016 | 91% | 89% | 552 | 94% |
| August 2016 | 92% | 92% | 452 | 94% |
| July 2016 | 92% | 92% | 675 | 94% |
| June 2016 | 91% | 92% | 547 | 94% |
| May 2016 | 91% | 91% | 220 | 95% |
| April 2016 | 93% | 91% | 203 | 95% |
| March 2016 | 93% | 92% | 288 | 95% |
| February 2016 | 94% | 96% | 331 | 95% |
| January 2016 | 93% | 92% | 499 | 95% |
| December 2015 | 95% | 94% | 464 | 95% |
| November 2015 | 95% | 95% | 401 | 95% |
| October 2015 | 95% | 96% | 1,840 | 95% |
| September 2015 | 94% | 92% | 249 | 95% |
| August 2015 | 94% | 96% | 302 | 95% |
| July 2015 | 93% | 94% | 398 | 95% |
| June 2015 | 93% | 93% | 892 | 95% |
| May 2015 | 93% | 92% | 462 | 95% |
| April 2015 | 95% | 94% | 235 | 95% |
| March 2015 | 94% | 95% | 301 | 95% |
| February 2015 | 95% | 95% | 722 | 95% |
| January 2015 | 94% | 93% | 642 | 95% |
| December 2014 | 95% | 95% | 902 | 95% |
| November 2014 | 95% | 93% | 319 | 95% |
| October 2014 | 96% | 96% | 300 | 95% |
| September 2014 | 96% | 95% | 185 | 95% |
| August 2014 | 95% | 97% | 146 | 96% |
| July 2014 | 95% | 96% | 273 | 95% |
| June 2014 | 95% | 95% | 836 | 95% |
| May 2014 | 94% | 94% | 468 | 96% |
| April 2014 | 94% | 96% | 261 | 96% |
| March 2014 | 94% | 92% | 144 | 96% |
| February 2014 | 96% | 92% | 177 | 96% |
| January 2014 | 97% | 96% | 328 | 97% |
| December 2013 | 97% | 97% | 420 | 97% |
| November 2013 | 97% | 96% | 183 | 98% |
| October 2013 | 98% | 98% | 46 | 98% |
| September 2013 | 99% | 97% | 58 | 98% |
| August 2013 | 100% | 100% | 54 | 99% |
| July 2013 | 99% | 100% | 103 | 99% |
| June 2013 | 99% | 98% | 57 | 97% |
| May 2013 | 95% | — | 18 | 95% |
| April 2013 | 92% | — | 17 | 92% |
| March 2013 | — | — | 7 | 71% |
